- present participle of mystify.
mystifying
Example Sentences
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“This rigorous approach just hasn’t been taken with VSELs. I find the work mystifying and lacking in rigor,” he said.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Rather, she prefers to be called a “ball of light” or “God’s helper,” mystifying phrases unburdened by the conventional stigmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Yet knowing how to behave needn’t be mystifying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
That he has excelled at Betis, with 15 goals and seven assists in 38 games across all competitions, makes his form at Old Trafford all the more mystifying.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
It is a field in which the irresponsible amateur can have a continually mystifying sort of fun.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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